Eisenhower withholds Israel arms aid for now
The White House will not grant Israel the $64 million in arms requested, after a two hour meeting with President Eisenhower and Secretary of State Dulles. Allies Britain and France are expected to provide defensive weapons including 12 Mystere IV jets from France, with potential further aid considered later. A separate panel of 50 House Republicans weighs boosting foreign aid by advancing funds to aid Israel in its conflict with Arab states.
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John Foster Dulles
Israel
Britain
France
White House
United States
Kenneth B. Keating
R-Ny
House
Plane Crash Near Seattle Leaves 3 Dead, 32 Survive
Northwest Orient Airlines Stratocruiser ditched in Puget Sound five miles south of Seattle. Thirty two passengers survived while three people were confirmed dead and two remained missing. The flight crew included Captain Robert Heard and pilot Gene Johnson.
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Seattle
Northwest Orient’ Airlines
Puget Sound
Here
Robert Heard
Gene Johnson
Wreck Toll Identifies Three Dead from Luxury Liner Crash
Seattle identified the three known dead as Dr. George Hook of Tacoma Tsui Kong Lung a Hong Kong woman and Yee Bau Foon four others from Seattle. Co pilot Thomsen and two others listed as missing while survivors were unharmed. The four engine Stratocruiser bound for New York via Portland had 31 passengers and six crew. Coast Guard and Air Force rescue planes retrieved survivors at Boeing Field and Tacoma after takeoff from Seattle Tacoma International Airport.
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Seattle
George Hook
Tacoma
Wash
Tsui Kong Lung
Hong Kong
Yee Bau Foon
New York
Coast Guard
Air Force
Seattle-Tacoma International
A.m
Bond Market Snapshot and Sales Totals
Market figures show bond sales reaching 1.508 million in 1956 with total sales to date at 286 units. Utilities and industrial sectors display listings with last prices around 99.02 to 97.40 and yields near 6.73.
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Eee
Iee
Kk. Util
Ostotka
Weather Smog Outlook Mostly Clear With Windy Spells
The outlook indicates mostly clear skies today tonight and Tuesday with remaining smog concerns noted. Winds are expected to be breezy at times and conditions subject to later forecast updates.
Alhambrans Die in California Light Plane Crash
Two Alhambra couples and a Beverly Hills man died when their rented light aircraft crashed into the Cajon Pass side of the San Bernardino Mountains amid bad weather. Ronald B. Silver, 25, was pilot. Sandra Silver, 20, his sister. Margot Lee, about 20. Dr. Saul Dibner, 20.
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San Bernardino Mountains
Cajon Pass
Ronald B. Silver
Ross Dr
Alhambra
Sandra H. Silver
Margot Lee
S. McCarty St
Beverly Hills
Saul Dibner
Valley Blvd
Los Angeles
Riley
el Monte
Silver
Apple Valley
Santa Barbara
Silver Motors
Alhambra New Car
Harry Silver
Dibner
Coast Guard
TWA Plane Wreck Kills 22 Near Pittsburgh Airport
Searchers found a second body in the debris of a Martin skyliner twin engine airliner crash near Pittsburgh airport bringing the toll to 22 dead and 14 survivors. Rescue workers had removed 21 bodies overnight and officials opened a meeting of investigation groups at the terminal to review the crash.
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Greater
Pittsburgh
Allegheny County
Civil Aeronautics Board
St Bernard Rescues Man on Thin Albion Ice
A St Bernard saved a man who broke through ice in Albion New York. The dog dragged the victim to safety after reaching a final two or three steps and hooking his collar with a pike pole. The incident ended with both animal and human safe on solid ground.
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Albion
N.Y
Detroit Milk Shortage Eases Amid Truck Blockades
Police escorted milk trucks to Detroit as farmers blocked routes with stones and sticks. Two men were assaulted near Saranac, Ionia County, while regular deliveries increased the city’s milk supply to about 59 to 75 percent of normal after a day of heavy blockade activity.
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Detroit
Saranac
Ionia County
Weekend Uranium Prospector Killed
A weekend uranium prospector was killed by a rock slide in the Little San Bernardino Mountains ten miles east of Banning. The slide partially buried 31 year old Melvorhn B. Hildebrand of Inglewood.
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Banning
Little
San Bernardino Mountains
Here
Melvorhn B. Hildebrand
Inglewood
Barker says assets total 9.14 in court
Actor Jess Barker told Judge Doyle his assets total 9.14 dollars with 3.14 in a savings account and said he eats at cheap places. Barker 41 4 former husband of Susan Hayward faced modification of support for his alleged four month old daughter with Yvonne Doughty. He now owes 50 monthly for Mor gana born December 9. Doughty sought 250 dollars a month.
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Los Angeles
CNS
Jess Barker
Superior Court
Elmer D. Doyle
Barker
Susan Hayward
Yvonne Doughty
Morgana
Miss Doughty
Ike Hopes to See Egg Roll Tots in 1957
President Eisenhower and Mrs. Eisenhower greet about five thousand children on the White House South Lawn for the annual Easter egg roll. The couple thank attendees for coming and express hope to see them again next year.
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Ike
Eisenhower
White House
South Lawn
Spinach Trumps Ice Cream in School Menu Vote
Lakeland Fila reports that at Cleveland Court Grammar School students vote spinach as their favorite food over ice cream. The vote reflects weekly menu planning by pupils and shows spinach receiving the most votes while ice cream ranks lowest.
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Lakeland
Fila
Cleveland Court Grammar School
Strike Starts San Jose At Food Machinery Plants
Union machinists began a strike at three San Jose plants of Food Machinery and Chemical Corp at 8 am today. The action involves workers seeking contract concessions and higher pay amid ongoing labor disputes.
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San Jose
Food Machinery and Chemical Corp
Heart Girl Awaits Life Saving Surgery
A 73 month old girl with a transposed major arteries condition heads to Minneapolis for needed surgery. Kathy Gomez and her mother leave Los Angeles to seek Dr. C Walton Lillehei at the University of Minnesota Medical School. Riverside newspaper raised about $6,000 for the operation.
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Los Angeles
Minneapolis
Kathy Gomez
Helen Gomez
C. Walton Lillehei
Riverside
Calif
Lillehei
University of Minnesota Medical School
Woman Dies in Bed Fire After Smoking Fatality
A 64 year old woman Marion Wilson died from asphyxiation when she fell asleep while smoking in bed at a three story boarding house 1226 S Alvarado Los Angeles. Fire damage under 500 dollars. Battalion Chief C A Tingley led five engine companies to extinguish the blaze.
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Los Angeles
CNS
Marion Wilson
S. Alvarado
C. A. Tingley
Tavern Keeper Baptizes Intruder After Shooting
Louisville tavern keeper Charles Edelen shot a dying intruder during a fight on Easter morning. He asked for baptism, splashed water on the man, and declared baptism in the name of the Father, the Son, and the Holy Ghost. Detective Joe Randazzo later identified the intruder as Claude E. Hill, a 35-year-old painter.
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Louisville
Charles Edelen
Edelen
Joe Randazzo
Claude E. Hill
Hill
State Sedition Laws Banned by Supreme Court Ruling
The Supreme Court voted six to three that states cannot punish speech advocating violent overthrow of the federal government. The decision overrides Pennsylvania sedition law and nullifies similar laws in 42 states plus Alaska and Hawaii, citing federal anti sedition statutes as exclusive. Chief Justice Warren said state acts conflict with the federal framework. Segregation Appeal Rejected in Hillsboro School Case.
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Washington
Supreme Court
Pennsylvania
Alaska
Hawaii
Hay
Earl Warren
Congress
Hillsboro
Ohio
U. S
Billy Rose Mansion Fire Destroys 28-Room Estate
The 28 room Billy Rose mansion on a 54 acre Mount Kisco estate burned to the ground destroying furnishings and a world famous painting collection. Four servants escaped unharmed as Rose and Joyce Mathews arrived at dawn. Milton Berle’s former wife Eleanor Holm also appeared as firemen fought the blaze.
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Mount Kisco
N.Y
Billy Rose
Rose
Joyce Mathews
Armonk
Chappaqua
Eleanor Holm
Miss Mathews
Milton Berle
Community hospital planned for Verdugo Hills area
Dr Syl van O Tatkin announced a $350 000 community hospital will be built this fall in Tujunga to serve residents of the Verdugo Hills area. The 46 bed facility will stand at Foothill and Wryngate.
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Tujunga
CNS
Sylvan O. Tatkin
Verdugo Hills
Foothill
Wryngate
Eight Young Americans Fly To Tokyo For Weddings
Eight Nisei men from Los Angeles flew to Tokyo for a kimono tour during cherry blossom season and to wed Japanese brides. Six grooms proposed by mail, with two brides awaiting at the airport. The plan is civil ceremonies by U S officials followed by life with their wives in America.
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Tokyo
Los Angeles
Japan
Henry Hashimoto
U.S
Mother Saves 3 Children Dies in Fire at Mineville
In Mineville New York a mother and her 34 year old daughter perished after the mother cast three other children from a second story window of a one story frame home before succumbing to burns and smoke. George Savage Sr. 29 caught George Jr 5 Starlee 2 and Ricky Edward 3% weeks outside as the blaze claimed Valedia Savage 27 and her daughter Katherine.
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Mineville
N.Y
Valedia Savage
Katherine
George Savage Sr
Adirondack
George Jr
Starlee
Ricky Edward
Woman Mistakes Signals. Right Turn Confusion in Worcester
Worcester police stopped a young woman driver after she turned right when her signals indicated a left turn. The driver said she believed the lights showed others which way to go.
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Worcester
Mass
Poelice
ITT Reports Record Earnings for 1955
International Telephone and Telegraph Co. announced record earnings for 1955 with consolidated net income of 22,070,327 dollars, or 3.21 a share, up from 20,068,525 dollars, or 2.50 a share in 1954. The outlook for the current year was stated as increasingly favorable, and German subsidiaries are included in the results for the first time since 1939.
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New York
International Telephone & Telegraph Co
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